Get Fit, Keep Fit gadgets

[ERICS MUM]

Has anyone tried the various items (the Pilates machine, the foot peddle from last week etc) that QVC sell and what results have you had ?

I’m very sceptical because for some years now I’ve been taking various exercise classes, use gym equipment, swim a couple of times a week and walk. I’ve seen results very slowly and know that for me I have to put a lot of effort and time into getting and keeping fit.

This is why I’m sceptical that these QVC items seem rather pedestrian and I don’t understand how they can make the difference they claim.

 

[maymorganlondon]

Gadgets, smadgets... I believe it's about finding types of exercise you enjoy and can stick with. As with diets, what works is persistence. And you don't have to spend a shed load of money.
Walking can be ideal, swimming may appeal... weights could help. Try dancing?

Mostly the gadgets and up gathering dust and being rarely used for the stated purpose.

 

[Vienna]

Depending on peoples ages I can`t see the point of all these exercise gizmos. As you get older you can do yourself more harm than good, especially if you use the bull in a china shop attitude and go hell for leather at it. I have arthritis in my knee and ankles and when i went for physio they told me in no uncertain terms to use walking and/or swimming as my main source of exercise. Even younger more able bodied people can overdo it. Plus it can become an unhealthy obsession.
My husband`s grand daughter who`se 16 is currently undergoing treatment for anorexia. Her weight dropped to just over 5 stones and it all began when she started at a gym everyday after school. First she stopped eating certain foods and then stopped eating at all and began exercising like a mad person and spending hours doing anything to burn calories. She ended up rushed into hospital on Christmas Eve as her organs were beginning to shut down and fail. I`ve never seen a youngster look so ill and frail in my life and she wasn`t even big or overweight to begin with.

 

[loveallthingsitalian]

As a 68 year old woman I find it hard to read a magazine, paper or watch TV without being bombarded by articles telling me that I should “love me” as I am whilst at the same item every advert and feature is all about “looking 10 years younger”

Now I’m not stupid, I know I need to drop a fair bit of weight and be a lot more active, and I do get a bit depressed when I can’t get something to fit or if the jacket which zipped up last month is struggling now, but I don’t have peer pressure and SM eroding every bit of self confidence I have.

On the face of it young people seem to have it all, and TBH the mouthy snowflakes/unicorns do, but lots of others are really struggling to keep up with perceived images of what everyone else is.

I’m so sorry about your young lassie and hope this is the start of her getting the help she needs.

 

[Twilight]

Vienna, 2019 was a dreadful year for you & your family & I trust that she'll get the treatment & support that will see her return to health.

 

[Tinkywinky150]

Well, I’ve decided to try the Pilates machine on TSV today.
My husband has a bad back and stiff joints, possible arthritis coming and I think this will strengthen his core muscles and help his joint stiffness. He is a normal weight and on his feet all day with his job, but I think stretching is the key for him and this machine will stop home twisting his back too.
I am very overweight due to medical problems and think it will help with my core muscles too. I’m not expecting much weight loss, but a firmer tone would help
I can’t abide strenuous exercise, but can see the benefit of this. I enjoy swimming, but the cost and time taken to get there is ridiculous.
Here’s hoping to a fitter new year for the both of us.
I know it’s a lot of money, but if it helps us medically, it’ll be worth it in the long term

 

[Twilight]

My exercise is done by spending a lot of time gardening, looking after a very busy toddler two days a week & walking to & from town (2 mile round trip) if I'm going only going to be carrying a couple of bags. My Mr T is a runner & climber so anything I do is lightweight compared to him.

 

[Silver Fox]

I bought the Pilates machine years ago and yes I did like it.However I had to drag it out from the storage space, set it up, do the exercises and then drag it away again.It was so heavy so my advice would be buy if you have enough space to leave it out all the time.I don’t it is now stored unused in my garage.

 

[SisterBliss]

Well, I’ve decided to try the Pilates machine on TSV today.
My husband has a bad back and stiff joints, possible arthritis coming and I think this will strengthen his core muscles and help his joint stiffness. He is a normal weight and on his feet all day with his job, but I think stretching is the key for him and this machine will stop home twisting his back too.
I am very overweight due to medical problems and think it will help with my core muscles too. I’m not expecting much weight loss, but a firmer tone would help
I can’t abide strenuous exercise, but can see the benefit of this. I enjoy swimming, but the cost and time taken to get there is ridiculous.
Here’s hoping to a fitter new year for the both of us.
I know it’s a lot of money, but if it helps us medically, it’ll be worth it in the long term

Do let us know how you find this, Tinks. I really liked the look, but I know it'll be massive & I live in a wee cottage. Plus it's £££

 

[Brissles]

I'm old enough to remember when Margerine brought this to QVC years ago, and it was less than half the price it is now !

Er, what happened to Ali Keens face ??? looks decidedly puffy. Has she been doing 'work outs' with the cosmetic surgeon ??

(I walk my dog for exercise - its free)

 

[SisterBliss]

I'm old enough to remember when Margerine brought this to QVC years ago, and it was less than half the price it is now !

Er, what happened to Ali Keens face ??? looks decidedly puffy. Has she been doing 'work outs' with the cosmetic surgeon ??

(I walk my dog for exercise - its free)

unless it was a gift from Santa!

 

[Bettyboo]

In my experience the majority of these so called keep fit machines end up as a clothes horse in the bedroom or filling a space in a spare room or garage. I think they are a waste of money and as others have said walking, swimming and just taking the stairs and watching what you eat can bring results.

 

[Evie]

Do let us know how you find this, Tinks. I really liked the look, but I know it'll be massive & I live in a wee cottage. Plus it's £££

My daughter insisted I have hers. She basically regretted buying it. Too big and she saw no benefits from it. I used it for a while but it is just too big so I folded it up. The large studio floor does not represent how it looks in an average room.

Tinks, I hope that you and your husband find it useful and benefit from it. If you have a spare room for it you are more likely to use it.